Submitted photo: Stephen Duzick, a.k.a. Lugnut, poses in a photo with his dog.

Etem Alajbegu

Tests found no alcohol or drugs in the system of a North Naples man accused in the October 2011 hit-and-run death of a sign holder, according to court records released Wednesday.

However, Florida Highway Patrol troopers seized from his vehicle a smoking pipe and a substance that mimics marijuana when smoked, records show.

Two Florida Department of Law Enforcement lab reports released Wednesday by the State Attorney's Office show no illicit substances in blood tests conducted after the arrest of Etem Alajbegu, 27, who is charged with vehicular homicide in the death of Stephen Duzick, 49.

Troopers said Alajbegu hit Duzick, a well-known little person in the community, with his SUV on Oct. 10, as Duzick held a sign for Black Eyed Pig BBQ on the corner of Pine Ridge Road and Shirley Street. Troopers reported that Alajbegu failed a field sobriety test and said, "I thought I hit a stop sign," after being pulled over.

Alajbegu, who posted $500,000 bond and pleaded not-guilty, was arrested on a DUI manslaughter charge, but prosecutors decided in November 2011 to seek a vehicular homicide charge instead. He also faces a charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death.

Alajbegu's lawyer, Lee Hollander, said Wednesday he couldn't comment on the documents.

A November 2011 lab report showed no alcohol in Alajbegu's blood. A January drug test report also came back negative for several substances, including chemicals found in marijuana and prescription painkillers.

An FHP report shows troopers found a "red smoking pipe on the passenger side floor board" of Alajbegu's Porsche Cayenne, with "burnt residue in the filter." A small bag of a substance called "Fragrant Potpourri, Skunk 101," which mimics the effects of marijuana when smoked, also was located in the vehicle, an offense report said.

In the documents released Wednesday, no tests indicated Alajbegu was under the influence of any illicit substances at the time of his arrest.

Troopers said Alajbegu's vehicle also had front-end damage consistent with the crash. He was arrested a few miles from the scene, at U.S. 41 and Pelican Bay Boulevard.

An FDLE report showed no evidence of blood on three swabs taken from the front of Alajbegu's vehicle.

The documents released Wednesday include witness statements made to Collier County sheriff's deputies after the crash. One witness, Amy Adiutori, told deputies she was driving westbound on Pine Ridge Road when she saw a Duzick holding a sign.

"Mere seconds later, I saw a black Cayenne Porsche taking the corner from (Pine Ridge Road) onto Shirley," Adiutori wrote in a sworn statement. "The driver hit Steve and he (Steve) was thrown into the bushes. I turned around as soon as I could and parked my car and assisted with Steve."

Alajbegu has been ordered to surrender his passport and wear a GPS monitoring device. His next court appearance is scheduled for March 26.